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Arthur Franz
★ Acting

Arthur Franz

1920 – 2006 · Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA · Active 1947–1982

Born in 1920 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Arthur Franz emerged as a prominent figure in B-movie cinema during the 1950s. He plays the tormented protagonist in The Unholy Wife (1957), showcasing his ability to embody complex characters. With appearances in Invaders from Mars (1953) and Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), Franz navigated the realms of genre filmmaking with ease. His work extends to Monster on the Campus (1958) and The Carpetbaggers (1964), where his performances reflect the era’s fascination with the extraordinary.

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Flight To Mars

Flight To Mars

1951 ★ 5.3
as Dr. Jim Barker

Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth.

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Filmography

155 credits
1980s 2 credits
1982
Movie ★ 5.3
1980
Bogie as Dr. Bogart
Movie ★ 6.3
1970s 23 credits
1979
Movie ★ 7.0
1977
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
TV ★ 6.0
1976
Sisters of Death as Edmond Clybourn
Movie ★ 4.1
1976
The Legend of Loch Ness as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 7.0
1976
TV ★ 8.3
1975
The Human Factor as Gen. Fuller
Movie ★ 5.8
1975
Movie ★ 4.0
1975
Medical Story as Crowell
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Murder or Mercy as Dr. Raymond Eckworth
Movie ★ 10.0
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Wayne Carlton
TV ★ 7.3
1973
Movie ★ 3.0
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Barnaby Jones as Morgan Walding
TV ★ 7.0
1972
TV ★ 6.9
1972
The Waltons as Police Chief Moresdale
TV ★ 7.2
1971
The Million Dollar Duck as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
TV ★ 6.7
1971
TV ★ 6.0
1971
TV ★ 6.5
1971
TV ★ 6.5
1970
Movie ★ 5.7
1970
TV ★ 7.2
1960s 34 credits
1968
Anzio as Maj. Gen. Luke Howard
Movie ★ 5.6
1968
The Sweet Ride as Army Psychiatrist
Movie ★ 5.1
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Del Enright
TV ★ 7.2
1968
Land of the Giants as Dr. Franzen
TV ★ 6.8
1968
The Mod Squad as Dr. Sam Berger
TV ★ 6.1
1968
TV ★ 6.5
1968
TV ★ 5.6
1968
TV ★ 6.1
1968
The Mod Squad as William Jeffers Sr.
TV ★ 6.1
1968
The Mod Squad as Arthur Westphal
TV ★ 6.1
1967
Mannix as Father Vale
TV ★ 6.8
1967
TV ★ 6.4
1967
The Invaders as Capt. Jim Trent
TV ★ 6.8
1966
Alvarez Kelly as Capt. Towers
Movie ★ 6.2
1966
Mission: Impossible as First Minister Andre Picard
TV ★ 7.6
1966
TV ★ 6.9
1966
TV ★ 7.6
1965
The F.B.I. as John Caldwell
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Joseph Daly
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Carl Stokely
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Stacy Merriman
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Neil
TV ★ 5.6
1964
Movie ★ 5.9
1964
Profiles in Courage as James Madison
TV ★ 7.5
1964
TV ★ 6.0
1964
TV ★ 7.7
1963
The Fugitive as Bus Driver
TV ★ 7.3
1963
Mr. Novak as Det. Sgt. Sol Moss
TV ★ 7.3
1962
Saints and Sinners as Everett Harper
TV ★ 7.0
1962
The Virginian as Fitz Warren
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Sheriff Mike Miller
TV ★ 6.5
1961
TV ★ 6.0
1960
TV ★ 4.8
1960
TV ★ 6.8
1950s 87 credits
1959
The Atomic Submarine as Richard "Reef" Holloway
Movie ★ 5.3
1959
TV ★ 6.0
1959
Rawhide as Sheriff Art Harris
TV ★ 7.2
1959
One Step Beyond as Kevin Stacy
TV ★ 5.7
1959
TV ★ 7.4
1959
TV ★ 6.7
1959
TV ★ 6.3
1959
Hawaiian Eye as Harry Lytton
TV ★ 5.6
1959
Bonanza as Asa Moran
TV ★ 7.5
1959
The Deputy as Herb Caldwell
TV ★ 6.5
1959
Rawhide as Charles Fredericks / C. F. Roper
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Hawaiian Eye as Paul Hoyt
TV ★ 5.6
1958
Movie ★ 6.1
1958
The Young Lions as Lt. Green
Movie ★ 6.8
1958
The Flame Barrier as Dave Hollister
Movie ★ 5.0
1958
TV ★ 7.0
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Dr. Alex Conley
TV ★ 7.1
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Lieutenant Rudy
TV ★ 7.1
1957
The Unholy Wife as Father Stephen Hochen
Movie ★ 4.7
1957
Hellcats of the Navy as Lt. Cmdr. Don Landon (XO, USS Starfish)
Movie ★ 4.7
1957
Back from the Dead as Dick Anthony
Movie ★ 5.1
1957
The Devil's Hairpin as Danny Rhinegold
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
Perry Mason as Danny Harrison
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Richard Vanaman
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Mayor James M. Henderson
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Evans
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Ray Ogilvie
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Wagon Train as Dan Highet
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Wagon Train as Nathan Forge
TV ★ 6.6
1956
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
The Wild Party as Lt. Arthur Mitchell
Movie ★ 6.6
1956
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
Movie
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Movie ★ 5.3
1955
Movie ★ 8.0
1955
Battle Taxi as Lt. Pete Stacey
Movie ★ 5.6
1955
Gunsmoke as Red
TV ★ 6.7
1955
The Millionaire as Carl Nelson
TV ★ 5.8
1955
The Millionaire as Frank Harrigan
TV ★ 5.8
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Howard Boulder
TV ★ 6.0
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1954
The Caine Mutiny as Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
Movie ★ 7.2
1954
The Steel Cage as Chaplain Harvey, segment "The Face"
Movie ★ 7.0
1954
With This Ring as Frederick Miller
Movie ★ 6.0
1954
Climax! as Dick Crosby
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Climax! as Dr. Joyce
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Climax! as Walt
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Climax! as Franco
TV ★ 3.8
1954
TV ★ 8.0
1954
Lassie as Professor Standish
TV ★ 6.2
1953
Invaders from Mars as Dr. Stuart Kelston
Movie ★ 5.9
1953
Bad for Each Other as Dr. Jim Crowley
Movie ★ 6.0
1953
Flight Nurse as Capt. Mike Barnes
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Movie ★ 7.5
1953
Movie ★ 7.5
1952
The Sniper as Eddie Miller
Movie ★ 6.7
1952
Movie ★ 6.6
1952
Movie ★ 6.3
1952
Movie ★ 10.0
1952
TV ★ 6.3
1952
Cavalcade of America as Dr. William Gorgas
TV ★ 4.6
1952
Cavalcade of America as Casimir Pulaski
TV ★ 4.6
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 7.8
1952
TV ★ 7.8
1952
Omnibus as Fred
TV ★ 6.3
1951
Flight to Mars as Dr. Jim Barker
Movie ★ 5.2
1951
Submarine Command as Lt. Arnie Carlson
Movie ★ 5.8
1951
Strictly Dishonorable as Henry Greene
Movie ★ 5.0
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sgt. Douglas Renfrew
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Three Secrets as Paul Radin
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Sands of Iwo Jima as Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Movie ★ 6.4
1950
Tarnished as Bud Dolliver
Movie ★ 7.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Dr. Craig's Son
TV ★ 6.0
1940s 9 credits
1949
The Price of Freedom as Fred Vollmer
Movie ★ 8.0
1949
Red Light as Fr. Jess Torno
Movie ★ 5.9
1949
Roseanna McCoy as Thad Wilkins
Movie ★ 6.1
1949
Movie ★ 9.0
1949
The Lone Ranger as Nat Parker
TV ★ 6.8
1948
Jungle Patrol as Lt. 'Mace' Willard
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.6